Yes , about the walnuts.
It's been awhile since I posted , info on walnuts.
But it's the equivalent of walking 10 miles or something that impactful.
Ever since I've eaten the amount my body can absorb 7 whole, or 14 halves per day.
Then strategically putting them in with salad or hummus on non exercise days.
See my diet isn't just geared for fat loss.
My diet is geared toward longevity.
I believe walnuts are a serious factor in avoiding alzhimers and or dementia if I'm lucky enough to live into my 80's and beyond at 49 now. So I'm putting the diet changes in now . Or at least trying to.
But it's the same old issue , when I try...
I can be a body builder , but it's the same death rate as an obesse person because the heart works just as hard to nourish fat as it does muscle.
So my solution i believe in is both diet and exercise.
Hmm I'll try to make that more clear.
I exercise enough , but if I'm malnurished I ave the same death rate as everyone else.
I nourish enough but don't exercise, I have the death rate as everyone else.
So I'm trying to put in the simple rules into my menu and schedule.
3 days fasting
2 days fish
2 days sated on salads with synergy foods
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4 days walking and or skipping rope
3 days strength training or core work.
As time marches on change from swimming to other sports I enjoy as the season change.
I've been at this for a long time. I fail, I get back at it again, I learn more, I change menus.
The synergy foods are here to stay . I simply put most of them in a salad.
The fasting is a part of my life now too. I may go months sometimes without fasting, and as the pounds pack back on, I don't just diet/ calorie restrict.
I mean to say, since I'm a yoyo dieter, I take the muscle building approach, as I lose fat, I try to fill in that space with muscle, not belly fat of course. Just like body builders do when they bulk and cut.
It's tough, but the the reward is I'm so much stronger than I was even befor I stopped fasting.
The fat loss is basically my side effect from fasting, I learned that there isn't a human requirement for carbohydrates , and taking a very long look at protein, also discovered it's what ages us faster if we over eat it. So I use food like gears within my human machine.
Heh I'm such a poor cook. I go to the store and buy foods according to their nutritional content.
That's nit the way I used to be, but may very well be the reason I stop eating eat after a year or so goes by. I don't cook it well or flavor it like a chef.
But salads? Hmm spinach and lemon, walnuts and blue berry, turmeric and black pepper, strawberries, and avocado dressing with egg and cheese. I sprinkle a little grain berry to thicken the dressing .
Then when its time to fast I simply believe I'm fully nourished ,
Each week while restart a fasting lifestyle, I try new things, taking from the the list of cancer fighters or list of proven cancer preventers . Currently I just put most of that in a salad and move on. But find that there is room for trying new things or at least new combinations.
I try not to make food into a persona though. Meal time can be a robust combination of flavors ands fulfillment. However it's only an hour and a half of my day. And very few people want to hear what I have to say about, fasting, losing fat, and exercise for longevity.
So I write posts , and read about what else can help live longer. Like detox, bathing and environmental hazards and what to about them. how to best heal when sleeping, and how to be a better lover or friend.
Which brain trraining exercises actully are proven or may become proven?
Oh I guess I'm rambling on and on .
I'm exploring foods that help with inflammation.
I guess the subject I need the most understanding with is nutritional absorption .
We are very observant about what happens to our skin surface on the outside, but not a diligent about the digestive tissue on the inside. Something like there's 27times more surface area in digestive tract than on outer skin. It's no wonder there are so many cancers that are food related. It's my opinion that fasting helps with longevity due to less exposer to foods from the outside world, and the protein restriction helps with not aging at a such a faster rate the DNA errors occur more often and not then not repaired due to poor nutrition absorbtion. However there must be balance between fasting and nutrition absorption. Especially at different stages of life.
It's so subtle , if I have little fat to lose then I cannot fast as often. If I don't lose fat in between muscle tissues it's more difficult build muscle and my metabolism slows. Then throw in variants like insulin resistance. It's confusing and there many people contradicting eachother.
So not very careful right now, but as I start to apply the features of fasting and strength training. I learn more about the foods i consume. Not only nutritional info , but also where it comes from, wether it's organic or exposed to things I may nit b aware of.
I can completely totally over think it. However I try to keep the simple framework in mind.
I'm 249lbs today. I want to get to 180lbs. I eat 1800 calories a day over a 7 day period.
That 21 meal times BLDs minus 6 meals due to 2/24 hour fasts =1285 calories per 7 day average.
Approx 1.3 lbs a week of fat loss without exercise. Well it's not precise but defiantly near what I want to accomplish.
What I try to remember is that since I discovered fasting 8 years ago and have yoyo dieted . I typically lose 10-15 pounds kept off by the next time I restart the fasting lifestyle.
So the the synergy foods are keepers. Blueberries in the salads and broccoli with the meats as staples.
I so fortunate that my work has a cafeteria that cooks salmon 1 day a week
and has salad bar.
But also on fasting days I don't have to go to the cafeteria, in break near my position in the smaller break area. And snack on bits and pieces of super foods .
I'm so ready to get this going on.
